Uni-Vibe and Chorus in one?

BobTheSalmon

Hi folks
I have generally been using a Zoom MS-70CDR for all my modulation needs live, but am finding the univibe and chorus sounds not quite up to scratch.
Are there any pedals that actually combine the two (not a univibe in chorus mode).

Could I approximate Small Clone sounds with a Viscous Vibe either in vibrato mode or the toneprint slot?

Many thanks

Lebarque

Hmm, you can do a sort of chorus sound with a univibe with the intensity low, but it doesn't sound/feel right. Maybe a more premium multi-modulation pedal might suit you? Personally, I'd get a separate chorus and vibe pedal. In my experience, this yields the best tone.

Matt_McG

I didn't find the Viscous Vibe quite got me there.

Maybe the Digitech Ventura Vibe? I found I could get a nice chorus-y sound if I ran it in Vibrato mode and set the mix about 50% (so it's basically a chorus). It wasn't quite the chorus sound of my dreams, but it was nice, nonetheless.

MagicPigDetective

Source Audio Gemini Chorus. You can also access phaser, flanger, rotary and univibe presets by connecting to a mobile on which you can tweek the settings. I have one and it sounds great. 

springhead

It would have to be a digital pedal, modelling type of thing. A Univibe is a 4 stage 2 notch phaser. That circuit topology can’t do chorus, and vice versa. 

tone1

I’ve been mulling over which modulation pedal to go for on a smaller pedal board.. I find my Analogman Chorus can do Vibe & Leslie type sounds by experimenting with speed and depth. It also sounds Flanger like with certain drives and add a bit of tremolo from the Flint and it can sound phaser like.....I don’t need perfect univibe, Phase, Flanger sounds, so the one pedal works for me 

TTBZ

There must be a way you can tweak in the toneprint editor to get a chorus sound on the Viscous Vibe, you can do a lot with it. I liked my VV and thought the vibe sound was great, but just don't like the incredibly vague feeling TC footswitching.

lukedlb

True univibe is a tricky thing, chorus less so. If you’re after trower thick vibe, or even Gilmore for that matter, there are very few pedals that pull it off, and even the authentic ones have to be set properly. 
Really it comes down to four pedals: univibe, chorus, Leslie & flanger (I hesitate from adding vibrato and tremolo). They can approximate each other, some more than others, but each are distinct and require their own pedal. The Foxrox tzf flanger is a good example, approximating all four beyond its intended flanger effect. As good as it sounds, I would prefer a dedicated Leslie pedal, etc. 

dano

The MXR Univibe is very good at this. I've got the fancy Hendrix  version and it does great univibe sounds and with the press of a button goes very chorousy.  The black version is much cheaper and same insides.

BobTheSalmon

Anyone know what the univibe is like in the Line 6 M5?

WeZ84

The Way Huge Blue Hippo chorus has a switch that puts it in to Vibe mode. They released a smaller version of it not too long ago so it wouldn't take up as much board space as the original version

dogload

The old Ibanez BC9 Bi-Mode chorus has chorus and vibrato in the same pedal.
They can't be used separately although there are controls for rate and depth of both so they can be turned on or off like that. It can knock out a fairly decent 'Leslie-ish' sound as well.

Gassage

A Boss CE1 does the bridge of sighs/any color fast vibe brilliantly, but not so good at slow vibe.

The Boss MD500 is Ok at both.

impmann

Line6 M5

Grocer_Jack

dano said:

The MXR Univibe is very good at this. I've got the fancy Hendrix  version and it does great univibe sounds and with the press of a button goes very chorousy.  The black version is much cheaper and same insides.

The chorus mode is very dark IMHO - not useful. The vib mode is really good

hywelg

Drybell?

cbakay

hywelg said:

Drybell?

Ditto 

the vibrato setting on it is a uni vibe..I looked for the same thing and did a lot of searching.. found the drybell to be the best. Best but not cheap.

lukedlb

If you’re after authentic vibe, then get a vibe baby from classic amplification. And soon, cause the cells are drying up and he only has enough for a hundred or so. His plans are to retire soon anyway. A big loss to the vibe players out there. 
Then again, there’s a new kid on the block, Sonus, who make my hands down favourite vintage fuzz face pedals. His take on the vibe may well be interesting. 

57Deluxe

Gassage said:

A Boss CE1 does the bridge of sighs/any color fast vibe brilliantly, but not so good at slow vibe.

The Boss MD500 is Ok at both.

Indeed - the early CE unit in the Boss ME-5 is a major component in the programming of my UniVibe patch in my Update Set. Is the best UniVibe I have ever played through - is sooo lush...

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Samgb

WeZ84 said:

The Way Huge Blue Hippo chorus has a switch that puts it in to Vibe mode. They released a smaller version of it not too long ago so it wouldn't take up as much board space as the original version

Confusingly, i think that'll be vibrato rather than the advertised vibe. Removed the dry signal from chorus and you have vibrato. Thats standard on quite a few chorus pedals.